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The best movies, TV, music, podcasts and books of the year (so far)

The best movies, TV, music, podcasts and books of the year (so far)

As a sort of mid-year stocktake, our critics have picked their favourite pieces of pop culture from the first half of 2022.

  • by Debi Enker, Garry Maddox, Melanie Kembrey, Barry Divola and Robert Moran

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Dating as a black woman in Australia? It’s an experience worth an award-winning podcast

Dating as a black woman in Australia? It’s an experience worth an award-winning podcast

Christine “Kix” Mwaturura has caught the attention of the talent spotters behind a key podcast fellowship.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
Sarah Ferguson on the darkness she’s seen in the US, trust, and 7.30

Sarah Ferguson on the darkness she’s seen in the US, trust, and 7.30

She’s one of Australia’s best interviewers and the Gold Walkley Award winner is about to take over the reins at the ABC’s 7.30.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
Don’t mention retirement: Sam Neill on fame, hating golf and ScoMo’s ukulele skills

Don’t mention retirement: Sam Neill on fame, hating golf and ScoMo’s ukulele skills

The beloved actor gave up a law degree after “catastrophically hopeless results”. Now he’s set to play a lawyer for the first time in his almost 50-year career.

  • by Kylie Northover
The bad, the bold, the historic: Six decades of big Logies moments

The bad, the bold, the historic: Six decades of big Logies moments

Forget who won or lost, TV’s night of nights is all about those moments when the presenters and winners went wildly off script.

  • by Michael Idato
The Lazarus Project official trailer
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The Lazarus Project official trailer

Stan releases the first look at the series starring Paapa Essiedu and Caroline Quentin.

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Terrifying moment 'angry' crocodile lunges at Matt Wright
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Terrifying moment 'angry' crocodile lunges at Matt Wright

Wranglers attempt to catch a croc called Flash on Matt Wright's Wild Territory.

The Logies are back after a two-year hiatus. Here’s everything you need to know

The Logies are back after a two-year hiatus. Here’s everything you need to know

After a two-year break, the TV Week Logies are back. So what can we expect from TV’s night of nights?

  • by Thomas Mitchell
‘It’s Sydney. We’re boiling’: A city of winter sceptics strikes again

‘It’s Sydney. We’re boiling’: A city of winter sceptics strikes again

We know our weather’s not perfect. But through chattering teeth and subzero homes, we just pretend it is.

  • by Richard Glover
Can a 17-year-old beat veteran ninja warriors to the very top?

Can a 17-year-old beat veteran ninja warriors to the very top?

Saxon Johnstone is one of several young guns who will compete in the new season of Australian Ninja Warrior.

  • by Ben Pobjie
The Crown’s breakout star swaps Princess Anne for an obsessed stalker

The Crown’s breakout star swaps Princess Anne for an obsessed stalker

After being deluged with offers of posh roles, shape-shifting actor Erin Doherty jumped at the chance to play an imposter in the new thriller Chloe.

  • by Craig Mathieson